Minn. utilities don't want more coal power from NDNorth Dakota, a big coal producer, wants Minnesota to drop its restrictions on electricity generated by coal. But Minnesota utilities are already conforming to those goals and say they aren't interested in more coal-based electricity.November 28, 2011

New trouble reported at Japan nuclear plantOfficials at the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi
nuclear power plant detected a radioactive gas associated with fission that could indicate a new problem at one of its reactors.November 1, 2011

Where are the green jobs?With the collapse of Solyndra, a California solar company that received millions of dollars in federal loan guarantees and was praised by President Obama, many people are questioning the rhetoric about the green economy. Was too much promised?Midmorning, September 15, 2011